Graveyard at Terlingua

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.    “Because you have rejected knowledge,
   I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
   I also will ignore your children.
Hosea 4:6 NIV

Talkeetna Range, September, Denali State Park, AK

Oh Gracious Earth,
banquet for the multitudes,
abundance without boast,
infinite reason for the wondering,
extravagant symphony of healing,
relative order in song of peace,
Patient Teacher in the quiet.

Talkeetna Range Mountains 



Wai'ale'ale Falls, Kauai

The spirit of Humility awaits in a wild solitude, allowing fleeting glimpses of pure beauty to those so fortunate. It is here and there then gone again,  in its ultimate freedom to appear at will to those who long for it so, or remain hidden to hearts untrue.

Beach at Amalfi, Italy

It doesn't  need a sign.

Keel Billed Toucan

Understanding is the stuff beneath the wings of birds.
We who can see are in the midst of Eden.
Those who look for Paradise are blind.
 

Garden at Eze, France

“There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; There is nothing you can think that is not the moon.”   Matsuo Basho

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

I just stumbled upon this path, you see, it appeared as good as any so I took it,




 and then it forked and forked again, while little did I know, I had walked so far, as the time passed so quickly.


One day I happened by chance upon where I started, and stood there



just looking down, same place, same path . . . different man.

Russian River, Kenai Peninsula Alaska

 Spawning Chinook Salmon, Silver Salmon, Rainbow Trout.

Black Skimmers, Louisiana Gulf Coast

The South Louisiana Coast is wintering ground for shorebirds in numbers unimaginable. Sunsets reveal a sky that churns with every design, like The Gates of Heaven were left open and all the birds got out.                                                                                                                                                        

Yosemite Valley, Merced River

I figure God created  special places on the sixth day, after He was most well practiced, and  later that afternoon  sat down to enjoy them from a position most pleasing... If I were Him I'd be proud.

Duty

Young man, it is your sacred duty to walk the four corners of the Earth in search of your rightful place, but not your right to be complacent, and squander the precious talents you've been given freely. You were sent here with  abilities far superior to others who live in your time. Do not take the money !

Vegetable Garden at Montmartre

Vincent Van Gogh,  Paris 1887

Banyan Tree, Big Island, HI

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

John Muir

Lower right is the prettiest girl I ever knew.

Vatican Museum Ceiling Art

Man has the ability to do the most wonderful things, but he must use it. This is the magic that sets us apart from beasts.
       Rome, Italy